Scott Vermeer ’12

Immediately after graduation I joined the U.S. Air Force as a medic. My training has enabled me to gain valuable all-around life experience and skills. I have worked in a level 1 trauma center, inpatient mental health, and the emergency room. My training will soon begin as a flight medic with an Aeromedical Evacuation Unit, transporting wounded personnel around the world.

Tatyana Smith ’11

Since graduating from the social work program at Trinity, I obtained my MSW from the Jane Addams College of Social Work. It was a great program, small like Trinity with very helpful professors. Since then I have been working as a case manager in foster care and adoption at Children’s Home & Aid. I feel absolutely prepared to go into whatever line of work I choose as a social worker.

Melisa Rodriguez ’12

Two months after finishing my internship in the Semester in Ecuador program and graduating from Trinity with a BSW degree, I decided to move to South Korea. I am an elementary (1st-6th grade) English teacher for a program called TaLK . It is a Korean government scholarship program designed to support public English education in the rural areas of Korea, where the access to higher quality educational resources are limited.

Jenna Hania ’07

After I graduated from Trinity in 2007, I started working at Elim Christian Services, an organization that serves children and adults with developmental disabilities. I’ve been at Elim for almost 6 years and serve as the International Outreach Coordinator for Elim’s International Outreach program.

As the coordinator, I am developing a global learning network of people who are serving people with disabilities internationally. My social work education and experience always challenge me to continue learning and to seek a position of humility as I work with diverse populations.

Laura Zumdahl ’02

“Today I work at a faith-inspired organization that exists to ‘answer God’s call to seek justice and mercy,’” said Laura Zumdahl ’02, associate executive director of Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA). CGLA provides free legal services to over 5,000 low income residents of Chicago each year.

Following her graduation from Trinity, Zumdahl went on to graduate school for a master of arts in social work and will receive her Ph.D. this spring. “My experience at Trinity shaped my vocation and life,” she said. “It provided a firm foundation of knowledge in my areas of study in sociology and business and prepared me for graduate school and work both as a social worker and administrator.”